Why do churchgoers carry palm crosses? Why will there be processions through towns and cities this Sunday? Why will donkeys be seen in churches and cathedrals this week?
 

Why is Holy Saturday significant? How does the Church commemorate it? What is the Saturday before Easter Day called?

What does Good Friday commemorate? What happens in churches and cathedrals on Good Friday? Where does the name originate?

What does it commemorate? What does Maundy mean? Why do Christians wash feet? What is Maundy Money?
 

Press releases from 1 January - 31 December 2023.

NEWS /  The Church of England Pensions Board, together with investors with assets totalling nearly £50bn, has filed a shareholder resolution at Rio Tinto calling on the company to review and fully disclose its relationships with industry bodies.

The Church Commissioners for England today reiterated support for the climate-related shareholder resolution, filed against the board of ExxonMobil, and calls on Exxon not to block the resolution going to a vote in 2020. 

Churches, cathedrals and dioceses are marking Black History Month with events ranging from services of thanksgiving to study days, poetry, workshops and films.

NEWS / Church of England parishes across the country are inviting their communities to join them this Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. 

The Rt Revd Mark Tanner has been named by Downing Street as the 41^st Bishop of Chester, succeeding the Rt Revd Dr Peter Forster who retired in September 2019.